A woman living alone in her seventies, undergoing cancer treatments was using a plastic folding table to lean on. It fell over and she followed. Fortunately she was only bruised. Her daughter got rid of the table and increased the number of home care hours for her mother. Read more
How to Prevent Your Elders from Falling Did you know? • The odds of falling each year after age 65 in the US are about one in three. • The risk of falling increases with age. • The risk of falling is greater for women than for men. • Two-thirds of those who experience a … Read more
